Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 17 minutes ago

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A quick tip showing how to use the CSS star selector (*) to easily debug layout problems on the web by applying a 1px outline to all elements to visualize their size. If you have an unwanted scrollbar, you'll quickly figure out which element is the problem using this trick.

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